High-energy ballistic and avulsive facial injuries: Classification, patterns, and an algorithm for primary reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 583-601

  Clark, Norman ^a,b   Birely, Brent ^a,b   Manson, Paul N ^a,b   Slezak, Sheri ^a,b   Kolk, Craig Vander ^a,b   Robertson, Bradley ^a,b   Crawley, William ^a,b  

^a Univ of Maryland Shock Trauma Ctr ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BALLISTICS; BONE DEFECT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACE INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029774376     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199609001-00001     Document Type: Article

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